Austrian technology on the upswing
More top Austrian companies than ever before exhibited at this year's WindEnergy trade fair in Hamburg. The Austrian wind industry presented itself...
Energy
Expansion of renewable energies and decline in fossil fuels too slow
Wind and solar play a crucial role in the energy transition. A new analysis by the science platform Climate Analytics and the think tank...
Solar energy is becoming more efficient: Dual use and tandem solutions as potential game changers
Austria wants to cover one hundred percent of its electricity needs from renewable energies by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, it needs...
Giving energy with a new meaning
Austria-wide pilot project tests new way of donating and supplies 100 families at risk of poverty with electricity free of charge. More energy donors are needed ...
Ongoing boom in renewable energies
The boom in renewable energies, which was already clearly visible in 2023, increased again in 2024. As before, the...
Green light for the world's largest solar park
With its large reserves of coal, oil and gas, Australia is one of the world's largest exporters of climate-damaging fossil fuels.
Nowcast 2024: Significant reduction in GHG emissions
Yesterday, Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler and Federal Environment Agency expert Günther Lichtblau presented the Federal Environment Agency's latest calculations for the so-called "nowcast", i.e. the...
Environment Minister Gewessler presents final energy and climate plan
After lengthy negotiations, Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler presented the final version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NEKP) on Tuesday, which sets the course for...
Newly constructed ÖBB agri-PV plant to generate its own electricity
In mid-August, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), together with Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler, opened an agrivoltaic plant for the production of traction current for the...
Buoy power plants use hydropower or waves to generate electricity
While we are already using wind and solar energy on a large scale to achieve the energy transition, the generation of electricity from running water is...